Andrew Puddephatt

Andrew Puddephatt "is Co-Director of Global Partners & Associates, a social purpose company that promotes democracy and human rights. He is also Co-Director of Global Dialogue, a charity registered in the UK. Prior to this he was the Executive Director of ARTICLE 19 from January 1999 to October 2004. He has held a number of other prominent human rights positions, including Director of Charter88 and General Secretary of Liberty. He has been an expert member of both the Council of Europe and the Commonwealth Expert working groups on freedom of information and freedom of expression. He chairs a number of other organisations or their boards, including International Media Support, a Danish-based NGO which provides emergency support to journalists in conflict areas, the Audit Committee for the UK's Parliamentary Ombudsman, and CAADA, a leading domestic violence charity in the UK. In January 2003 Andrew was awarded an OBE for services to human rights."


 * Trustee, Sigrid Rausing Trust
 * Founding Council Member, European Council on Foreign Relations